Florida legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Florida S306: Luggage for Children Placed in Out-of-home Care
Status: Chaptered, March 19, 2026
Citing this act as the "Fostering with Dignity Act"; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; requiring the department to collaborate with certain entities and pursue strategic partnerships for specified purposes; authorizing the department to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for certain purposes, etc.
What the bill says
An act relating to luggage for children placed in out of-home care; providing a short title; creating s. 39.4011, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; providing construction; defining terms; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; providing that such luggage belongs to the child and may not be reclaimed by the department or retained by an adult with whom the child is placed…
From the introduced text, October 28, 2025:
A bill to be entitled An act relating to luggage for children placed in out of-home care; providing a short title; creating s. 39.4011, F.S.; providing legislative findings and intent; providing construction; defining terms; requiring the Department of Children and Families to provide certain children with luggage for certain purposes; providing that such luggage belongs to the child and may not be reclaimed by the department or retained by an adult with whom the child is placed; requiring the department to collaborate with certain entities and pursue strategic partnerships for specified purposes; requiring the department to maintain certain records; starting on a specified date and annually thereafter, requiring the department to submit a report containing specified information to the Legislature; authorizing the department to solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source for certain purposes; authorizing certain funding sources; amending ss. 39.401 and 39.4085, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the act; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1.âThis act may be cited as the âFostering with Dignity Act.â Section 2.âSection 39.4011, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 39.4011âLuggage for children placed in out-of-home care.â (1)(a)âThe Legislature finds that children placed in out of-home care often transport their personal belongings in trash bags, which intensifies emotional distress …